Carolinas Electrical Contractors Assn

“Membership of the association consists of five classes: contractor, associate, industry professional, life and honor roll.”

“For the election of directors at large: on or before october 1, the executive director mails, to the members, a list of members in good standing and ballots for nominations to the board of directors. The members nominate 6 members from the list of members in good standing to serve as directors at large. Nomination ballots are returned to the executive director with a postmark on or before october 15. The ballots are opened and counted only in the presence of the tellers committee. Persons receiving the majority are declared the nominees. In cases of tie votes, the tellers committee votes to break the tie. When candidates for directors at large are delcared nominated, a ballot is sent out by the executive director. Each member votes for 3 of the nominees on the ballot. The completed ballots are mailed back to the association office with a postmark on or before november 15. The tellers committee meets to tally the ballots by december 1. Ballots are opened and counted only in the presence of the tellers committee. Persons receiving the majority are declared directors at large. In case of a tie, the tellers committee votes to break the tie. Announcement of the results to the members is made on or before december 15. Directors at large serve a term of 3 years beginning on january 1 following their election.”

“The executive director and treasurer review the form 990. An electronic copy of the form 990 is provided to each voting director of the board prior to filing.”

“All board of directors sign the conflict of interest policy statement annually and disclose any conflicts that may exist.”

“Compensation is determined by the executive committee and treasurer of the board. The executive committee decides on annual salary for the executive director. Discussion is held at the 4th quarter board meeting and the recommendations are voted upon by the board.”

“Form 1023 and form 990 are available to the public upon request. Recent filings of the form 990 are also available through guidestar.org, a non-profit website.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policies and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”